diff --git a/Localizable.xcstrings b/Localizable.xcstrings
index f5642a53..b0f415a3 100644
--- a/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -5193,6 +5193,9 @@
     },
     "Delete Node" : {
 
+    },
+    "Delete Node?" : {
+
     },
     "Description" : {
 
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/Actions/DeleteNodeButton.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/Actions/DeleteNodeButton.swift
index 247a4380..71c3a317 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/Actions/DeleteNodeButton.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/Actions/DeleteNodeButton.swift
@@ -10,42 +10,55 @@ struct DeleteNodeButton: View {
 	var connectedNode: NodeInfoEntity
 
 	var node: NodeInfoEntity
+	
+	@Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
 
-	@State
-	private var isPresentingAlert = false
+	@State private var isPresentingAlert = false
 
-    var body: some View {
-		Button(role: .destructive) {
-			isPresentingAlert = true
-		} label: {
-			Label {
-				Text("Delete Node")
-			} icon: {
-				Image(systemName: "trash")
-					.symbolRenderingMode(.multicolor)
-			}
-		}
-		.confirmationDialog(
-			"are.you.sure",
-			isPresented: $isPresentingAlert,
-			titleVisibility: .visible
-		) {
-			Button("Delete Node", role: .destructive) {
-				guard let deleteNode = getNodeInfo(
-					id: node.num,
-					context: context
-				) else {
-					Logger.data.error("Unable to find node info to delete node \(node.num)")
-					return
+	var body: some View {
+		if node.num != connectedNode.num {
+			Button(role: .destructive) {
+				isPresentingAlert = true
+			} label: {
+				Label {
+					Text("Delete Node")
+				} icon: {
+					Image(systemName: "trash")
+						.symbolRenderingMode(.multicolor)
 				}
-				let success = bleManager.removeNode(
-					node: deleteNode,
-					connectedNodeNum: connectedNode.num
-				)
-				if !success {
-					Logger.data.error("Failed to delete node \(deleteNode.user?.longName ?? "unknown".localized)")
+			}
+			.alert(
+				"are.you.sure",
+				isPresented: $isPresentingAlert
+			) {
+				Button("OK") {	}.keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
+			} message: {
+				Text("Delete Node?")
+			}
+			.confirmationDialog(
+				"are.you.sure",
+				isPresented: $isPresentingAlert,
+				titleVisibility: .visible
+			) {
+				Button("Delete Node", role: .destructive) {
+					guard let deleteNode = getNodeInfo(
+						id: node.num,
+						context: context
+					) else {
+						Logger.data.error("Unable to find node info to delete node \(node.num)")
+						return
+					}
+					let success = bleManager.removeNode(
+						node: deleteNode,
+						connectedNodeNum: connectedNode.num
+					)
+					if !success {
+						Logger.data.error("Failed to delete node \(deleteNode.user?.longName ?? "unknown".localized)")
+					} else {
+						dismiss()
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
-    }
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift
index 4d7ec453..ac9aa65e 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ struct NodeList: View {
 				bleManager: bleManager,
 				node: node
 			)
-			DeleteNodeButton(
-				bleManager: bleManager,
-				context: context,
-				connectedNode: connectedNode,
-				node: node
-			)
+//			DeleteNodeButton(
+//				bleManager: bleManager,
+//				context: context,
+//				connectedNode: connectedNode,
+//				node: node
+//			)
 		}
 	}